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Someone Totaled this Tesla Before it Left the Factory

Zach Doell is a Contributor at Complex Rides, as well as an avid automotive tinkerer. If it has four wheels, an interesting story, or even a whiff of Formula One, you can bet he's interested. The force is strong with this one.

New cars usually depreciate about 10 percent as soon as you drive them off the dealer lot. This brand new Tesla Model S never made it off the lot, but appears to have lost most – if not all – of its value.

The accident occurred out in front of Tesla’s Store & Delivery Center, near the company’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. According to Reddit, the car was recently purchased and the owner had only been driving for a few moments before binning the Model S into the sign, nearly missing the showroom.